Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much his Department spent on (a) gas and (b) electricity bills in each year since 2010.

Departmental spend on gas and electricity bills, by financial year, is as follows:

Gas

2010/11 – £19,122

2011/12 – £16,700

2012/13 – £21,719

2013/14 – £15,851*

Electricity

2010/11 – £203,723

2011/12 – £165,782

2012/13 – £202,289

2013/14 – £205,847

*March gas bill not yet received, February used as approximation